The National tribune., 1887-08-11

80 Will now send mime 10 Eooo
Quart OF Hour in the kneediug bowl add Two cups
f sour milk level teaspoons OF soda, TWO large
Tablespoons of lard. Mix with the hand az bread
dough- oniy noi 80 stiff Roll out about an inch
ihiok Cat and bake la moderate oven, and YOU
viii iaeo nice biscuits; al least do.-Aatue wa
son, nj Louis, Mich.
MUsKMELLoN PRESERVES.
HAIRY nousEHoLD. I send "a recipe for musk
fneun preserves. Slice your melon about an inch
thick Hnd remove the rind aud pulp Take a jar
sprinkle thr bottom tlicyly with sugar, lay IN slices
alternate layers OF sugar aud fruit. let u stand
over night aud the sugar VIII toughen the melon
Next morning drain of te juice, boil gently, Then
pat your fruit la 10 simmer tot boil Tor han day
Put away az other preserves To amy one sending
stamped envelope aud dime wall send the
recipe how 10 keep fruit without canning or cook
ing especially good for keeping grapes aud water
melons also, eggs for high priee.-Nfs Althro",
Nan Vert o.
Savoy PIES AND RARE FLOWERS.
HAIRY HOUSEHOLD: Below give my way Of
maying chicken or meat pies. Dress the meat, cut
81 pieces aud cook till tender Ia water enough TO
just cover with little salt When tender, tllcken
the broth with flour % consistency 81 good gravy
Make good. rich biscuit crust, turn meat with
gravy Ia milk or pudding pan, put bll OF butter
over the top, with plenty OF pepper. Before put
ting over te crust. cat ID i'm pieces about the size
you would cut biscuit Bake la a well heated oven
on bottom CRATE You do not have To cut the
when serving, thus making II heavy, ahu the
gravy boiling up betweeIn the pieces OF crust
make ID delicious.
am living away in Southwestern Kansas, and
would like 20 tell the sisters Of the Household
about the flowers that grow wild here There
seems 10 be countless millions OF lovely ones, but
OF tlle most beautiful there four kinds OF cacti,
some with Canary-coiOred blossoms. Here, TOO,
are the sensitive plant aud the liy they call the
"Adonis = aud llves Needle and Thread, tue last
named not yet in blossom. The sensitive plant
d. last beginning 20 ripen its seeds, and 10 any one
who will send are 10 cents in stamps 20 pay Tor irou
bic ~ gathering and postage, ! viii gather and
send enough seed by mail 10 start several plants.
They have beautiful featlery. ieru-ike foliage, and
81 touched disturbed they viii shut tneit leaves
and draop as il dying but soon revive and are as
beautiiul ever They creep over the ground
like dewberry vines and have seen many 81 them
from root thai would measure 10 feet across
ana literally loaded with the most beautiful rose
pink blossoms, which very fragrant. am the
wife of veteran Of the 18Th Mich. aud never let
WORD - the dear old TRIBUNE escape me.-Mrs. L.
&. Warner, Oak, Kan.
PRETTY RUG.
Harry HOUSEHOLDS very pretty rHg can be
made ol ID eoes 81 elk two inches long one-qnarcr
inCh Wiae aud common wrapping Irvine. Use
lzuirtnEneedlrs Of ordinary size. such ar YOU wond
KNIT WOODEN socks with. Old cravais, girls'
hair ribbon ragged iounces old umbrella or para
sol tops pieces cut from dress waists can e washed
and coofed with asa yne dyes aud utilized. SET up
81 sitecs with the Irvine lnot TOO hnel knit across
plain. then puta piece of silk hardly two inches
long. one-quarter wide, iuio every stehi knit back
pialn Then pat ~ the pieces Of silk again. Make tie
ceuier brsi nud borders "a pieces, sewing together
aitcrward "A pretty niultied center OF border inag
be- made uf0ads aud ends of All coors. There 4 40
END al variety aud combination ~ putting these
rugH together. lied and black are the most u~einl
colors. with others 10 relieve ID IL not convenient
~ pat more than 40 stitches on needle but the
strips can be knit az long you like and any num-
Der can be sewea together 10 make the required
width.
Several comrades have written offering 10 assist
The Girls 30 Black la pecuniary way. 3" II the
appeal Is genuine The appe., is genuine. but we
do not understand that AID money Is what was
asked THE ,ssil for such Legislation will pro-
tcot and advance lbe rights administrators ia The
great West. The veterans Of the Union 10y com
bininR tsisriher can accomplish great results IN be
half al their sregiin comrades and their families,
and the sad picture drawn by The Girls la Black"
should stimulate them 10 do their level best 10
secure righteous legislation for all these classes.
The address At :" The Girls in BisolS 4" 10 called
fOr by Frank X Dial. National City, Cal
Prizes awarded: John a. byiie 20 hande NJ
ftroudc, Ridge Farm. 49,. for General enigma.
and y. y. Holland Iona, AlicA, for Word contest
john H0-ins, ir., 10 Mary X. Elliott, C0rd0ya H.,
picture lur brrt answers 90 tie question, What IL
az Reply being Grover Cleveland.
Badger Boy wants 10 iearn how 10 play
backgammon Who wall undertake 10 write cut
plain instructions i0f iis Acneit2 Back gaInnion
D. very gletts game bui fear that raciiee D.
the only true Instructor in this as IA many other
thngs
Conversation Club.
Eulst o. ne cgub.--I Write briefly 2 Write only
one ride ~ ihe paper. 3. Write 10 the point (.
Write on one subject. B. Write your best. 9.
week tiie Ianies ~ those writing the best letters
si9 ic. imposition spelling, pcnuanahlp and gem
eHl iuerii considcred-uill be named a. tie head
~ ilIis couraR the Honor Roll First honor
will include Hll ~ these requirements. Second
honor will include deicicIfcy la some point
No otiiers wal be named.
HONOR RoLL-BEsT LETTERs
Firsi Honor
second Honor-I.yrel I.orrimer. Hubben. Neb.
coSvERsATIoN CLUB BADGE
DEAR TiuBuRE. 4 received my q. q. badge some
dAss ago. aud very much pleased with a. aud
shrink every meinber 81 the g.. q. ought 10 have
oBe.-iiarry h. Newcomer. Lake side, Oak.
THE SATToSAL TRIBUNE PLEDGE.
Bflielng aui loyalty ofse UIiiOn - GdeiiV 20 The
~ ii5efib. tqi lsgsis aud Tie eeOai0n 81
FREE Institutions ana disseminate knowledge ~
tser greuf underlying principles ltf c0HBiies
90 ufcl NJ. tirt. Aud hiai al limos of perN
s,ta aiaia ~ OAR country aud her Jiag v '.eed be
srtus 0ig iiro6.
Nellie. James John and Edith FaircliIld Blaine,
Ice. = Total, 3s6
OUR R0LL-cALL-GREETTNGs
u. r. lyons. Spencer Iowa. son Co h Ilfh Wis
lives Will Walter Bradford Union veteran Pierre
IoEny, Boa b0 l'iaiiheid, o.. ig6h Ohio
Matte Wilson, - Louis. Mich; kAfie Cook isris-
tol. Conn. yeterans daughter Ira NJ. Merrill,
TIdioul PA. William Pratt NorNalk. o.. Isnors
DnniHp. v eri Line BIO, daughter 59th ILL.,. Laura
=. Gardner 49,. daughter zlst Iowa. Milsonville
NAHa
BOE Al hilnO. Kan.
EEARcHERs AND soLvEEs
BeFf Mile aud Nina Mills AiRmonl. Kan. g: III
d. Mccall. z Alice Clark. boa A. la Porte City.
Iowa Ciiase AaNey. I3ushViile. lnd 3; Iyrel Ls5r.
rin,er, 3; Joiin a. l.ylle 3 hnnie T. Msrsh 8;
Harry Blair. Lyoia. Nina. a. IS Mercer Ply
Dl0uih, n. g; Com b. Follows. BeiclertOVn,
biase.. DO Guasie ~. Mendun Handford Me
Mary Dawn Petty. %; Gcftie Glover Williams
Bridge. m NJ III sailie H. Mulden Denver Ind
narai Mcmahon spring Bluff, Wie. II Maggie
Quinn Duin ID, Lizzie alatheNs Trenton
JuHciOu. ~ j.. /; Frank Maker. Park wood IA.
2 Janss y AigeF, = James d. Cutler, Boa ZZl
Belle Vernon, Ia. d john J.. brady. bethlehem
Pa
Az BOUR WITH NATURE
FnTeBs 90 InE g. C.: Let us take q walk int
tile wpudr this bright morning. A. we cutter a,
cool shadows low different ID seenn from the l,,t
dusty road, tlae crow DEED street. We will gAtlasi
tllf ibeautiu graceful ferns aud wander about A
tlie Coo Shade eilei tla brigltt green trcss -
make cup ~ tiils large leaf aud get us a drill
81 tllf iitie nIfiug, under tiis large How dc
hgiiiui ID p Deg the woOos; add We viii walk home
tliuking ~ lle beauiilil piclura We hnye soen-tl
plciure Of mature" AiiiilIeiailA.n rarie Ind.
THE egUATEY BOY.
FEIEsp 90 gIfI &C. The country boy ns r1oe
eFfryOuf kuos,s. ID Hicl. Inulcd Country Jake
as tlc town boys. Tile trtie sCouutr, SAKE . eai
~ told ~ soon seen. by hs Gus Drowned FAC
nnd hands. cOar=a cioies aud healthy appearance
aud b. sound where tlcrr b. hard work 10 De done
piovlig corn, b. tile has field. s0me writer
aud pucH illl the finc writing how nice ii n 4
haul Gle golden grain and pHy "a che rWcci
smelling -nnmn clover MRvbe a A. a ola
NecEs MltA tlie mercury up AZ aud shove l0e "a
greco shade nrt idea 4r, vsottia ~